If you don't know what a life sucker is, let me just tell you, you don't want to be one. Life suckers (and I am sure that you all have one or two or more) are the people in your life that want to be your friends but that complain all of the time. They also like to feed off of your positive energy without any desire to be positive themselves. It is so incredibly draining that in most cases, I have to end up 'divorcing' them, as I call it. I am a generally happy person, and I like my life. To these people I say "If life gives you lemons, make lemonade; If you aren't going to make any, please quit drinking mine."
Now, there is a difference between life suckers and friends that come to you for emotional support when they need it. We all have our fair share of bad days and need a shoulder to cry on. I am happy to be that shoulder. The idea is, however, that you eventually overcome the hardship and return to being a normal person in real life once again again. These people, these life suckers, they never return to reality. They are waiting for the mother ship to come for them. Or maybe I am just waiting for the mother ship to come get them. Why would they want to leave when they are drinking large glasses of lemony encouragement for free? Either way, I wish they would all get a one way ticket back to planet crazy.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Bejeweled Blitz - 101
Okay, so I do get a ridiculously high score, however, I do not cheat. I decided to write this so you can know my secrets, and in turn, get a really high score as well. It works out well for both of us because I get some great competition and you get to stop being pissed and nearly deleting me from your friends list just so that I am no longer beating you. Here goes.
1. Make sure you start before he says "go". At the beginning of the game, when it loads, you can actually start before the actual start. This gives you a few extra seconds and since this is a timed game, a few extra seconds means a lot of points. When you make one single move that breaks 12 or more jewels, this is when you get a multiplier. This brings me to my next thing...
2. Play from the bottom. When you play from the bottom, more sequences will fall into place, resulting in more multipliers.
3. Multipliers. The most important part of the game. This is where the points are. Break the multipliers as soon as you can. This is the ticket to a really high score, not to mention, on the new BB, you get coins for each multiplier that you have broken.
4. Speed. You get bonus points for speed. Making special gems is important as well, but I personally feel that speed outranks that. You will start to hear a crackling fire when you are getting a lot of combos in a row. Continue quickly and the board will turn orange. For a limited time, when it is orange, every combo you make will explode like a special gem. This is a great time to make multipliers, so again, make sure to look for combos and the bottom.
5. Hypercubes. try to use them on a color that has a lot of special jewels, or use them on the color of a multiplier if you have one. Again, multipliers are KEY.
6. The new BB has 'boosts' and the ones I use are the three on the right. Scrambler, +5 Seconds, and Free Multiplier. Once you get 16,000 coins, you can use all three. Save up and use them all three at once.
7. The sounds is designed to stress you, so turn down the volume. This may help.
Lucky you, the scores reset today, as it is Tuesday. This means that my 570,000+ will be gone and you will have a chance to rule the leader board. Cheers!
1. Make sure you start before he says "go". At the beginning of the game, when it loads, you can actually start before the actual start. This gives you a few extra seconds and since this is a timed game, a few extra seconds means a lot of points. When you make one single move that breaks 12 or more jewels, this is when you get a multiplier. This brings me to my next thing...
2. Play from the bottom. When you play from the bottom, more sequences will fall into place, resulting in more multipliers.
3. Multipliers. The most important part of the game. This is where the points are. Break the multipliers as soon as you can. This is the ticket to a really high score, not to mention, on the new BB, you get coins for each multiplier that you have broken.
4. Speed. You get bonus points for speed. Making special gems is important as well, but I personally feel that speed outranks that. You will start to hear a crackling fire when you are getting a lot of combos in a row. Continue quickly and the board will turn orange. For a limited time, when it is orange, every combo you make will explode like a special gem. This is a great time to make multipliers, so again, make sure to look for combos and the bottom.
5. Hypercubes. try to use them on a color that has a lot of special jewels, or use them on the color of a multiplier if you have one. Again, multipliers are KEY.
6. The new BB has 'boosts' and the ones I use are the three on the right. Scrambler, +5 Seconds, and Free Multiplier. Once you get 16,000 coins, you can use all three. Save up and use them all three at once.
7. The sounds is designed to stress you, so turn down the volume. This may help.
Lucky you, the scores reset today, as it is Tuesday. This means that my 570,000+ will be gone and you will have a chance to rule the leader board. Cheers!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The Trainer
We had a trainer come in and help us learn to train the dog. We liked her very much. She was extremely nice and helpful and knowledgeable. But I shit you not, this is what she told us. I couldn't resist.
Trainer: You know, it's important not to give your dogs people food. They do not need fruits and veggies as some people think.
Us: Okay
Trainer: After all, dogs are carnivals and don't need that stuff like we do.
Nuff said.
Trainer: You know, it's important not to give your dogs people food. They do not need fruits and veggies as some people think.
Us: Okay
Trainer: After all, dogs are carnivals and don't need that stuff like we do.
Nuff said.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Getting a Dog
This one goes out to Jeanne. The begging. The pleading. Here it is.
So, we have recently decided to get a dog. And honestly, if I have to hear one more time, "you don't need a dog," from anyone unsolicited, I may flip my gizzard. Guess what...I am not asking YOU to get a dog. I am not asking you to move in and take CARE of my dog. I am not asking you to walk the dog, or do ANYTHING with the dog. I am not, in fact, even asking you to LIVE here with the dog. Therefore, how about if you don't have anything nice to say, please don't say anything at all.
Now, there are a choice few of you that I have talked with personally, and asked for an opinion. That, to me, is different. If I specifically ask you what you think, then please tell me. Otherwise, please realize that you are not my parent, and that I am grown ass woman who can figure out what is right for her family. I am still constantly treated as though I am a 2 year old asking for a pony, and then getting the response of, "Well, you know that is a lot of responsibility..." Really? I figured I would just throw the dog in a cage for life and slap it around a little if it acts up.
It is actually to the point where I leave myself thinking, "Oh my gosh, am I not competent enough to take care of a dog? Is it too insanely hard that I can't handle it?" Recently I told a good friend that people think I am making a "RASH DECISION!" to which she replied, "What?! A rash decision?! You are just getting a dog! Clearly you are raising two children and you can handle a dog." That is what I thought, but other events are starting to make me believe that others view me as an invalid.
Either way, we are getting a dog. We have a few that we are going to see and see how they act with the kids. And don't worry, I won't be bringing our dog to your house any time soon, so now you can rest easy.
So, we have recently decided to get a dog. And honestly, if I have to hear one more time, "you don't need a dog," from anyone unsolicited, I may flip my gizzard. Guess what...I am not asking YOU to get a dog. I am not asking you to move in and take CARE of my dog. I am not asking you to walk the dog, or do ANYTHING with the dog. I am not, in fact, even asking you to LIVE here with the dog. Therefore, how about if you don't have anything nice to say, please don't say anything at all.
Now, there are a choice few of you that I have talked with personally, and asked for an opinion. That, to me, is different. If I specifically ask you what you think, then please tell me. Otherwise, please realize that you are not my parent, and that I am grown ass woman who can figure out what is right for her family. I am still constantly treated as though I am a 2 year old asking for a pony, and then getting the response of, "Well, you know that is a lot of responsibility..." Really? I figured I would just throw the dog in a cage for life and slap it around a little if it acts up.
It is actually to the point where I leave myself thinking, "Oh my gosh, am I not competent enough to take care of a dog? Is it too insanely hard that I can't handle it?" Recently I told a good friend that people think I am making a "RASH DECISION!" to which she replied, "What?! A rash decision?! You are just getting a dog! Clearly you are raising two children and you can handle a dog." That is what I thought, but other events are starting to make me believe that others view me as an invalid.
Either way, we are getting a dog. We have a few that we are going to see and see how they act with the kids. And don't worry, I won't be bringing our dog to your house any time soon, so now you can rest easy.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Seriously?
Let me tell you about one thing that I hate. I hate when you go to a store, or a bank, or anywhere, and there are two lines of people waiting for service. You pull up (or walk up) and both lines have one person in them. You choose a line, which undoubtedly will have a woman in it with two thousand coupons, a price check and a carton of broken eggs. As you are standing there, someone comes up and gets in the other line. Now, even though you have been standing there for (possibly) a lot longer than they have, they are served first because the person in front of them finishes first. In fact, they are out the door and you are still standing there waiting on the clearance item and a new carton of farm fresh.
For this scenario, I have a solution. Although there are two cashiers, form one line and when a cashier is free, the next person goes. Fair for all, right? Now, it is a little different when there are 3.6 million people waiting for service, but in the case of a Walgreens at 9pm, you would thing it would be the perfect way to achieve fairness!
So, I get my laundry detergent and head to the checkout. Two lines - one person in each. I hang back, because I am the only person waiting, and I figure whichever one opens up first, I will go to. A woman walks up behind me.
Her: Are you waiting in line?
Me: Yeah, I was just waiting for whichever one is done first.
Her: ::rolls eyes:: ::stands there, hand on hip:: ::waits...::
Her: ::sighs and chooses a line, which, of course, ended up being the shorter of the two.::
Nice, and nice. That's all I can say.
For this scenario, I have a solution. Although there are two cashiers, form one line and when a cashier is free, the next person goes. Fair for all, right? Now, it is a little different when there are 3.6 million people waiting for service, but in the case of a Walgreens at 9pm, you would thing it would be the perfect way to achieve fairness!
So, I get my laundry detergent and head to the checkout. Two lines - one person in each. I hang back, because I am the only person waiting, and I figure whichever one opens up first, I will go to. A woman walks up behind me.
Her: Are you waiting in line?
Me: Yeah, I was just waiting for whichever one is done first.
Her: ::rolls eyes:: ::stands there, hand on hip:: ::waits...::
Her: ::sighs and chooses a line, which, of course, ended up being the shorter of the two.::
Nice, and nice. That's all I can say.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Groundhog Day
Oh...hello long week. Isn't it so weird how the days pass by so slowly, but the months pass by so quickly? I think I'll get out my Halloween decor now since I am going to blink and it will be here. I know it wouldn't shock anyone if I actually did. You are talking to the woman who just took her Christmas tree down last week. Tim is right. It kinda takes the fun out of the festivities when, instead of hauling in a freshly chopped down tree, you are getting into the spirit of the season by assembling and fluffing artificial pine needles. Painless, however, but still not overly exciting in the Christmas cheer department.
Not too much on the list of crazies today. I have been hanging in my abode gathering an abundance of cabin fever. I'm really hoping that Spring comes soon. When the hell is groundhog day anyway? And can we just cut the bullshit, and hide the damn shadow? We can send a man to the moon (or at least pretend to), but we can't hide a shadow from a groundhog? We've got issues.
As for the tanner, I am enjoying it, other than the encounter I had on Tuesday night. Hello, lobster legs! The girl told me to try this new bed, but put me in it too long. I fried like a ...whatever fries a lot. I'm out of wit for the day. Come back tomorrow. It's laundry time.
Not too much on the list of crazies today. I have been hanging in my abode gathering an abundance of cabin fever. I'm really hoping that Spring comes soon. When the hell is groundhog day anyway? And can we just cut the bullshit, and hide the damn shadow? We can send a man to the moon (or at least pretend to), but we can't hide a shadow from a groundhog? We've got issues.
As for the tanner, I am enjoying it, other than the encounter I had on Tuesday night. Hello, lobster legs! The girl told me to try this new bed, but put me in it too long. I fried like a ...whatever fries a lot. I'm out of wit for the day. Come back tomorrow. It's laundry time.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Texting While Driving
I feel really strongly about this, so I figured it was worth dedicating a blog to.
If you are a texter, most likely you text while you drive. Even with your kids in the car. I did. I did for a long time, even though I knew it was dangerous. We live in a society where our lack of time management results in unnecessary, and sometimes dangerous, multi-tasking.
Now, I know a lot of you will read this, and you will think to yourself (as I did) that I am stupid for even posting this and that you don't need to worry because you are a 'great texter'. But I hope that you watch the video below with an open heart. It is not about you. If you want to get in an accident because of your own stupidity, that is totally your call, however it is about the other people you are going to kill, and the families you are going to hurt while you selfishly continue to pay attention to your cell phone instead of the road. And it does happen.
When we went to Tim's annual training for work is when I realized that something needed to change. I would text every time I was in the car, even when my kids were there. The commander showed this video, and I haven't done it since. If this makes even one of you stop and think about what you're doing, then I have accomplished my goal. Please watch the video.
This video is being used in the UK as a public service announcement. It is graphic, but well worth watching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVQg8h_JmkY
If you are a texter, most likely you text while you drive. Even with your kids in the car. I did. I did for a long time, even though I knew it was dangerous. We live in a society where our lack of time management results in unnecessary, and sometimes dangerous, multi-tasking.
Now, I know a lot of you will read this, and you will think to yourself (as I did) that I am stupid for even posting this and that you don't need to worry because you are a 'great texter'. But I hope that you watch the video below with an open heart. It is not about you. If you want to get in an accident because of your own stupidity, that is totally your call, however it is about the other people you are going to kill, and the families you are going to hurt while you selfishly continue to pay attention to your cell phone instead of the road. And it does happen.
When we went to Tim's annual training for work is when I realized that something needed to change. I would text every time I was in the car, even when my kids were there. The commander showed this video, and I haven't done it since. If this makes even one of you stop and think about what you're doing, then I have accomplished my goal. Please watch the video.
This video is being used in the UK as a public service announcement. It is graphic, but well worth watching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVQg8h_JmkY
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